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Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Adolf Hitler has left an incomparable mark of evil on the pages of history and a horrifying legacy that still haunts millions of people around the world. Chronicled are his early years, his life as a corporal in the army, his dark rise to power, and all the way through the downfall of the Third Reich.
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
The untold story of the American 8th Air Force's bloody battle to defeat the German Luftwaffe in the months leading up to D-Day. Told through the gripping, first person accounts of three American airmen and Stars & Stripes reporter Andy Rooney, this special showcases breathtaking aerial combat--original, color footage, never before seen by most Americans--of the B-17s Flying Fortresses, P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs on missions such as Regensburg,...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"In Japan, WWII Kamikaze are still revered as self-sacrificing heroes. Internationally, they remain a potent symbol of fanaticism. Until now, few outsiders knew that many Kamikaze survived their suicide missions. The candid, heartbreaking testimony of surviving Kamikaze conveys the true depth of war's travesty. Sixty years later, these humble men tell us about the horrors of the cockpit, their dramatic survival and the survivors' guilt still haunting...
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
"After watching [the 2007 documentary film] 'Wings of defeat', Fred Mitchell and Eugene Brick, U.S. Navy veterans and survivors of a Kamikaze attack, travel to Japan with the filmmakers to meet their former enemies. Overcoming their respective anxieties, the American and Japanese veterans, now in their 80s, sit down to ask each other tough questions, resulting in unexpected intimacy and newfound mutual respect. As they laugh and cry together, we witness...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Fascinating WWII documentary with huge broadcast exposure. The darkest chapters of the 20th Century comes to light in this documentary about Adolf Hitler's inner circle. Rare insight from captured SS documents, archival photos, and interviews with survivors. It also comes packed with extras to enhance the learning experience. Contains 13 episodes.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Norman Y. Mineta a former San Jose mayor, member of Congress, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Transportation and adviser to many. The amazing story of the man who was imprisoned with his family when he was 10 years old, who later played an important role during 9/11. It's a tale of injustice, integrity, and moral courage.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Short documentary about the life and experiences of Stanley Hayami (1925-1945) who volunteered for military service out of Heart Mountain Camp in 1944 and was killed in Italy in 1945. Drawn from his letters, drawings, and war journals, the documentary is based upon Joanne Oppenheim's biographical work, "Stanley Hayami : Nisei Son (CCLPEP 06-0006). Produced by Joanne Oppenheim and co-directed by Japanese American filmmakers Ann Kaneko and Sharon Yamato....
Pub. Date
[2018?]
Language
Français
Description
"A French village ... chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The series follows the lives of the villagers during the war as their lives become irrevocably changed by the German occupation and its aftermath. The Germans arrive in June 1940; the occupation will go on for five years and will reveal the strengths, weaknesses and secrets of the characters as they come under the pressures of war"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Use interviews with witnesses and perpetrators, along with archival film and records, to examine how a political party as fundamentally evil as the Nazis could come to power in a modern European nation. Discusses the factors that enabled the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in the economically-devastated Germany of the post-World War I era and looks at the role of ordinary Germans in the Nazi regime. Follows the rise and fall of Nazi Germany,...
12) The Ritchie boys
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
"Run out of Germany by the Nazis, a small contingent of German Jewish intellectuals exacted the perfect revenge - returning to Europe as U.S. soldiers to defeat the enemy ... The never-before-told tale of a handful of German nationals who used their language and cultural knowledge to wage psychological warfare against the Nazis and liberate Europe"--Container
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Tells the never-before-told story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped save scores of imperiled dissidents and refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe.
15) Catch-22
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Yossarian, a reluctant bombadier stationed in the Mediterranean in World War II, has come to the utterly sane conclusion that everyone is trying to kill him. The Germans, yes, but also commanding officers supposedly on his own side like Col. Cathcart, who keeps raising the number of missions his flyers must perform to finish their tours. Everybody seems equally dead-set on his destruction, and Yossarian is just as determined to stay alive. An enormous...
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